Support for rugs, curtains, and the like.



F. NBSSEL. SUPPORT FOR BUGS, CURTAINS, AND THE LIKE. APPLIGATION FILED MAY 9, 1911.

Patented July 9, 1912.

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Specification of Letters'letent.

Ap'pficationfiled May 9, 1911.

- Patent aei e, 1e12, serial No. 526.083.

of the :United States, residing at Marion,-

in the county of Grant-and State of Indiana,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supports for Rugs, Curtains, and .the Like, of which the following 1s a Specification, reference being bad therein This invention relates to improvements in means for supporting rugs, curtains and the like.

The primary object of the invention is to provide supporting, means efliciently and cheaply constructed, capable'of supporting a plurality of articles in compact relation and in a manner by which any one of said articles is accessible without dismounting the others.

A convenient embodiment of the invention, comprises the provision of instrumentalltles.

for supporting a plurality of rugs or ourtains in substantially parallel juxtaposed relation so as to occupy a minimum am'ount of space while presenting the outermostrug to view, enabling others in turn to be readily 1 presented for inspection, either alone or in comparison with others. structurally, said embodiment of the invention comprises broadly a pair of parallel tracks, hangers adapted to t-raversethe same, and connecting members between oppositely disposed hangers on the tracksarran-ged diagonally of the tracks so that the rugor other device suspended from the support may be disposed approximately longitudinally of the tracks.

The details in the construction and arrangement of the several parts will be apparent from the specifiodescription hereinafter contained when read :inji'connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof and wherein the above mentioned embodiment of the'invention is illustrated. It will be apparent, however, that the invention is capable of embodiment in other forms anddevices and that the support is capable of practical service in connections other than supporting rugs and curtains.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a device showing the rugs'in their compact or nested relation, Fig. 2 is a similar view with hangers relatively shifted to display several of the rugs, Fig. 3 is atop view of the device,'and, F 1g. & is an end 616- vation.

Referring more specifically to the drawings wherein like reference characters .designate corresponding features in the several views, A represents a series of parallel tracks or rails of substantially .the same length arranged in a progressively advancing overlapped relation, .as shown in Fig. 3, the same being supported from-a ceiling or supporting base B: through the medium .of brackets G secured at one end .to the base by means of screws -0 engagin flanges-0 thereof and at their opposite on s being. 011"- set in a lateral direction, as ate and riveted to the rails, as at 03. The eng 'ment of the lower .ends iQf the brackets wi the rails is on the same side of the rails in every instance ,(Fig, 4.) and the .oifsetting of :said lower ends is to provide ample space on clearance .for the hangers D now to be defined. These hange'rs, as we'llas the rails and brackets heretofore referred to are preferably formed of sheet metal, and the upper end of each hanger is of inverted U-shaped formation for receiving and supporting peripherally grooved rollers E rounded comple'mentary to the tread of the rail to permit slight rocking movements where necessary, to accommodate thethi'cknessof the rugs,

for example.

The hangers depend from that side'of the rails opposite to the brackets D and are offset inwardly as at d beneath ,the rail, terminating in downward extensions ii provided withs uitable eyes 0? for the reception f of the books or pins attached to the rugs. Metallic cross bars F arranged diagonally, of the rails are connected-at one end to a hanger on the front'rail and at its opposite end to a hanger on the rear rail,'the central portion of. the bar being connected to a 5 third hanger engaging the middle rail. :By this arrangement it will beapp'arent that there is but a single hanger on each rail de voted to each rug and that each rail will accommodate approximately as many rugs as thev rail will in turn support hangers, and that the rugs will be arranged upproxi-, mately lengthwise of the rails so. that, looking at the same from the front, either the front rug may be alone presented or the forward rugs shifted laterally to fully'present any rug therebehind or to present in overlapping relation a series of rugs to fa- 0111mm, comparison thereof. It will also be apparent that in a comparatively small tory display, resulting in a great 'saving both from economy of space and from labor and inconvenience incident to 'the employ- -ment of hangers heretofore known involving eitherthe use of a separate rail and hangers for each rug, or an independent swinging arm for carrying each rug.

It is obvious that the details of the device here presented may be. varied without departingv fromvthc spirit of the invention.

I claim 1. A display rack for rugs and the like comprising separated supporting tracks, a plurality of independent series of hangers thereon adapted to traverse'the same, one

hanger of each series engaging each track,

and separate connecting devices for the several series of hangers extending diagonally of the tracks and engaging the hangers to maintain them in proper relation to the tracks and prevent displacement of the connections from their diagonal position, whereby the rugs supported bythe hangers are presented substantially facewise of the tracks and in overlapped relation, each connection being independently movable with its hangers along the tracks.

2. A display rack for rugs and the like, comprising three separated supporting tracks, a series of hangers engaging the intermediate track, and adapted to traverse the same, guiding devices,a pair for each ohanger,engaging the two outside *tracks,

separate connecting devices for each hanger and its cooperating pair of guiding devices, the connecting devices extending diagonally of the tracks and engaging the hangers and guiding devices to maintain them in proper relation to the tracks and prevent displacement ofthe connections from their diagonal position, whereby the rugs supported by the hangers are presented substantially facewise of the tracks and in overlapped relation, each connection being independently movable with its hanger and guiding device along the tracks.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED 'NESSEL, Witnesses:

P. E. BALLINGER,

JOHN E. MOREHEAD. 

